Easy Peppermint Brownies
Easy Peppermint Brownies topped with chocolate and crushed candies are chewy minty and delicious! This one bowl brownie recipe is perfect for holiday baking!
Servings: 12
Cost: $5
Ingredients
Brownies
- 2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips (divided)
- ½ cup butter melted
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
Frosting
- 1 ½ cups semi sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup crushed peppermint candies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° for metal pan, 325° for glass
- In a large pot or microwaveable bowl, melt the butter and 1 cup of the chips over low heat. If microwaving, heat chips and butter in short increments, stirring frequently
- When melted, remove from heat and stir in the peppermint extract.
- Add eggs, sugar, cinnamon, flour and baking soda, and mix well.
- Stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips, and pour mixture into a greased or parchment paper-lined 13 X 9 baking dish.
- Bake °for 18 - 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of brownies comes out fairly clean. There will be some chocolate from the chocolate chips on the toothpick.
- Remove from oven, turn off heat, and drop remaining chocolate chips over the top. You can add more if you want a thicker layer of chocolate.
- Return the brownie pan to the oven and allow chips to begin to melt. No more than 5 minutes
- Remove again, and use a spatula to spread the melted chips evenly over the top.
- Top with peppermint candies, and cut into squares when cool.Enjoy!
Notes
Bake at 350 in a metal pan or 325 in a glass pan for the same amount of time.
Brownies should be firm around the edges and softer in the middle -- do not overbake. They will firm up as they cool.
Nutrition
Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 110mg | Potassium: 284mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 3.6mg